The growing field of humanitarian operations is driven by frequent events of disasters seen
in the world today. Within this field, Operations Research (OR) plays a critical role in …

Technical and mechanical development over time has a great impact on human life, as
researchers are continuously working to increase facility, and comfort and add fun to …

Multi-agent unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) teaming becomes an essential part in science
mission, modern warfare surveillance, and disaster rescuing. This paper proposes a …

Although various unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV)-assisted routing protocols have been
proposed for vehicular ad hoc networks, few studies have investigated load balancing …

Unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) create an interesting alternative for establishing more
sustainable urban freight deliveries. The substitution of traditional trucks in the last-mile …

Road transportation networks are highly vulnerable to natural hazards, especially
hydrological hazards. Damages to transportation networks due to hydrological hazards have …

This systematic literature review (SLR) explores the increasing use of drones in road
condition monitoring (D-RCM), a development poised to enhance inspection efficiency and …

Despite the great development and advancement of technology over time, the problem of
disaster and crisis management and dealing with it remains a major and great challenge …

Survivors stranded during floods tend to seek refuge on dry land. It is important to search for
these survivors and help them reach safety as quickly as possible. The terrain in such …

During floods, reaching survivors in the shortest possible time is a priority for rescue teams.
Given their ability to explore difficult terrain in short spans of time, Unmanned Aerial Vehicles …